Santa Barbara CA

Residents of Rancho Santa Barbara mobile home park say they were left scrambling after losing power without warning on one of the hottest days of the year.

Scammers pose as officials in an attempt to pressure victims into paying money — and they can be very convincing. "They're ever changing," said Raquel Zick, from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. "We've seen them in the past where it was, 'Hey, you didn't show up for...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) is calling on the community to help find temporary or forever homes for approximately 50 dogs from August 27 to September 30, 2025 as two shelters undergo major improvements.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Workers with In-Home Supportive Services, or I.H.S.S., attended the Santa Barbara county board of supervisors’ meeting in Santa Maria Tuesday morning. They were advocating for fair wages for in-home caregivers. In May of this year, governor Gavin Newsom proposed some deep budget cuts to Health...

A Carpinteria man was arrested on suspicion of burglary after Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputies recognized bright orange shoes caught on surveillance footage. David Stephens, 58 of Carpinteria, was arrested in connection with a burglary at a local cannabis cultivation site. The investigation began on July 21,...

It started as a fraud case in Santa Barbara County involving a man offering deals on luxury cars that were never delivered. But, investigators say they’ve now identified more than three dozen victims, some as far away as Washington state and New York. Jonathon Tudor of West Hollywood hosted...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors declared its official support of two state bills calling for more transparency and accountability in federal immigration enforcement operations. The two pieces of legislation — the “No Secret Police Act” (SB 627) and the “No Vigilantes Act” (SB 805) — would ban federal...

A Santa Barbara woman was captured on video harassing the owner of a Ventura business for flying the flag of Mexico. La Catrina Folk Art, located at 2338 E. Main Street in Ventura, sells a variety of Mexican inspired, and hand painted, one of a kind arts and crafts. On...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A jet bridge collapsed at the Santa Barbara Airport during maintenance resulting in minor injuries to two airport employees Tuesday. The two employees were transported to Cottage Hospital with minor injuries and there were no other emergency impacts from the incident shared the Santa Barbara...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.)– On August 5, 8, and 18, 2025, the County of Santa Barbara Probation Department conducted countywide “Back-to-School” wellness visits to 30 youth under probation supervision. The visits focused on confirming school...